2021 Draft Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week: Round 3
DANDENONG Stingrays bottom-ager Emily Shepherd has earned the Draft Central NAB League Girls Player of the Week Award for Round 3 after a best on ground performance against Western Jets. In a fitting handover from Round 1 where Western Jets’ Charlotte Baskaran took out the honour, a player on the opposition team won it the […]
2021 NAB League Girls: Round 3 wrap – Falcons, Ranges and Chargers go two from two
ROUND 3 of the 2021 NAB League Girls season saw the Geelong Falcons, Eastern Ranges, and Oakleigh Chargers go two-from-two in this year’s competition, firming as early frontrunners. Players hit the ground running after a week away due to the postponement of Round 2, though four of the six fixtures were decided by over six […]
2021 VFLW season preview: Essendon
ESSENDON’S Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s side is now bearing the fruits of extended work over a tough 2020, according to VFLW operations manager, Charlotte Miller. The tight-knit team is set to maintain much of its core despite last year’s lost season, with plenty of hard work during the most recent off-season seeing the Bombers […]
2021 VFLW season preview: Darebin Falcons
DAREBIN Falcons are “relishing the opportunity” to compete against AFLW-aligned opposition in the upcoming VFLW season, according to head coach Mitch Skelly. In a revamped schedule, both seasons are set to run concurrently to allow those who miss out on senior action during the AFLW campaign to play each week. The Falcons are one of […]
NAB League Girls Round 3 preview: Teams return after quick fixture switch
A SNAP lockdown and subsequent quick team swap later, and the NAB League Girls competition is set to return tomorrow for Round 3 of action. The Round 2 matches have been postponed, though with the border restrictions coming into play and 14 days quarantine required for any person from Victoria to enter Tasmania, it meant […]
2021 VFLW season preview: Collingwood
REIGNING VFLW premier, Collingwood has added some “fresh faces” to a core group of remaining players ahead of season 2021, according to head coach Chloe McMillan. After her first year at the helm was ultimately scrapped in an on-field sense, McMillan says the Magpies are “going really well” but will inevitably look a little different […]
2021 VFLW season preview: North Melbourne
A NEW-LOOK North Melbourne VFLW side has been “promising” during preseason, according to new head coach Cheyne Webster. Having cut his teeth as an AFLW development coach at the Kangaroos, Webster is now set to take the reigns in his first senior gig and says the squad is in good shape heading into season proper […]
2021 VFLW season preview: Southern Saints
THE Southern Saints are setting no ceiling on their potential in 2021 according to incoming VFLW head coach, Dale Robinson, who says her players are “super excited” to be back out on the track ahead of season proper. Previously a St Kilda AFLW development coach, Robinson has taken the reigns of the Saints-aligned reserves side […]
2021 VFLW season preview: Port Melbourne
PORT Melbourne enters its inaugural Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s campaign with high hopes, marking a steep rise in a new venture for the club with such rich history. The Borough have taken on Richmond’s VFLW license for 2021 after the Tigers opted out of fielding a side in the revamped reserves-like competition. It means […]
2021 VFLW season preview: Williamstown
WILLIAMSTOWN boasts a squad brimming with fresh faces and young talent ahead of the 2021 Victorian Football League (VFL) Women’s season. After the 2020 season was cancelled, the Seagulls have faced an agonising wait to make good on their 2019 campaign which yielded just one victory in 13 games. The proud standalone club will again […]
